SYLVANIA CENTENARIAN AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE

Helen Bednar of Sylvania, seated, gets help blowing out the candles on the gigantic cake marking her 100th birthday during a recent celebration at Ridgewood Manor in Monclova Township. Helping are, from left, Emily Hill, admissions director at the manor home, nursing assistant Stephanie Link, and Sue Corpe, director of therapeutic recreation. The honoree moved to the Toledo area from Pittsburgh and worked at the former Dura Corp. Her late husband's name was Frank.